TY - JOUR AU - Akhter, AHM Taslima AU - Khan, M Shahidur Rahman AU - Paul, Narayan Chandra AU - Kafi, Abdul AU - Shil, Niraj Kanti AU - Siddique, Mahbubul Pratik PY - 2010/04/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Persistence of Maternally-Derived Antibody in Selected Group of Chicks to Fowl Pox Virus JF - Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology JA - Bangla. J. Microbiol. VL - 25 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/bjm.v25i1.4858 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJM/article/view/4858 SP - 57-59 AB - <p>The investigation was conducted to determine the persistence of maternally derived antibody as well as its influence on vaccination programme against fowl pox infection. A total of 60-day-old chicks divided into four groups such as A, B, C, D. Chicks of Group A and B were used for the detection of persistence of maternally derived antibody which are originated from fowl pox virus-vaccinated and non-vaccinated parent stock respectively. For the detection of antibody level after vaccination with live fowl pox and pigeon pox virus vaccine following two vaccination schedules, chicks of group C and D were subdivided into group C<sub>1</sub>, C<sub>2</sub> and D<sub>1</sub>, D<sub>2</sub> originating from fowl pox virus vaccinated and non-vaccinated parent stock. It is found that maternally derived antibody passed over from the parents to progeny chicks and remains protective level for the chick of group A until day 4 of age and the chicks of group B which are originated from non-vaccinated parent stock remains protective level only at day 1. Chicks of subgroup C<sub>2</sub> and D<sub>2</sub> produce higher antibody titre, which were boosted at 15 days interval. Frequent out breaks of fowl pox infection in chicks of Bangladesh either from fowl pox virus-vaccinated and non-vaccinated origin may be avoided by vaccination with pigeon pox virus vaccine at day 5 followed by a secondary vaccination with fowl pox virus vaccine at day 21.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Maternally-derived antibody (MDA); Chicks; Fowl pox (FP); Fowl pox virus (FPV)</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v25i1.4858">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v25i1.4858</a></p> <p><em>Bangladesh</em><em> J Microbiol</em>, Volume 25, Number 1, June 2008, pp 57-59</p> ER -